A legal tussle over accommodating new affordable housing in the San Diego region ended Tuesday when the California Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit brought by Coronado, Solana Beach and other cities.challenged zoning requirements for low-income housing imposed by the San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG, in 2020. Imperial Beach and Lemon Grove were also plaintiffs in the case, which was subsequently rejected by two lower courts.
The agency’s determination, based largely on jobs and proximity to transit, directs cities to update the zoning in their general plans. It doesn’t mandate that cities actually build the units. Coronado is already too dense to build that amount of affordable housing, and the plan doesn’t take into account sea level rise or height restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration, said Mayor Richard Bailey, who spearheaded the legal challenge.
Likewise, Solana Beach saw its housing allocation jump to 875 units this cycle, up from 340 units last decade, according to SANDAG documents. Imperial Beach’s requirement increased to 1,329 units, up from 254 units, and Lemon Grove to 1,359 units, up from 309 units.
You can’t get blood out of a turnip. They can force Coronado to rezone, but there’s no place to build.
…as SanDiegoCounty’s tiniest violin is thrown into a dump truck
The Irony for CityofCoronado is that your entire community used to be a tent encampment.
five out of 18 (cities) disenfranchised the smaller jurisdictions, overriding the will of the majority.” -Solana Beach. LOL
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